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Learning a Living
Students often have a way of expressing simple yet profound truths about what we all want from our lives – and what is fair. Education has to connect more closely to students’ aspirations and what communities need to flourish. In some communities that is happening in an innovative and uplifting manner.
Learning a Living: Radical Innovation in Education For Work is a wonderful book showcasing what communities are doing successfully to improve ‘the relationship between education, innovation, work and the workforce.’ The chapter headings illustrate the thinking demonstrated by those innovators leading these projects. For example, waking up to a new world; the bigger picture; the next frontier; the whole picture; and, the title, learning a living are good examples of this optimism.
Fifteen case studies, from countries as diverse as India and Finland or Bangladesh and Germany, highlight how learning can be successfully re-imagined to suit the context of the individual within the community they live. It is not the case that one can read a case study and think, yes, that’s what we should do here! What works for a community in rural Brazil is unlikely to translate to the urban context you work and live in. However, it certainly is food for thought to see how some are re-imagining learning and promoting positive values.
I learnt many interesting facts from the data in the book that demonstrate how sustaining and creating opportunity for all, especially in regards to life long learning and nurturing our youngest citizens, ensures the potential health of the whole community. It also is more likely to lead to every community having the skill sets needed to prosper. For example:
I was lucky enough to be lent a copy of this great book. You can pre-order it here.
BTW I particularly enjoyed the images photographed by Reza, a photojournalist. I’d recommend the book for that reason alone!
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